Thursday, July 29th, 2010 at
7:13 am
It's not. It's derived from Germanic languages.
The romance languages (Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan, French, Italian, Romanian, Friulian, etc.) are derived from Latin, but not English.
English has words derived from Latin, but only because English speakers have a great habit of borrowing words from other languages.
Germanic languages are not derived from Latin, they are derived from the same languages as Latin, but they formed into two separate branches. I know Modern English (and really most modern languages) are a hodgepodge of influences. But I've noticed that people think English derived directly from the language of the Romans.
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 at
3:44 pm
Basically what the question asks. Have you ever used the computer based language software Rosetta Stone to learn Spanish or another Latin based language like French, Italian, or Portuguese? How long did you use it, did you complete all or most of the lessons/levels, and did it work for you?
If you've used it for another language like German or Dutch feel free to answer but I'm planning on using it for Spanish or one of the other major Romance languages.
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 at
5:19 pm
It's not. It's derived from Germanic languages.
The romance languages (Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan, French, Italian, Romanian, Friulian, etc.) are derived from Latin, but not English.
English has words derived from Latin, but only because English speakers have a great habit of borrowing words from other languages.
Germanic languages are not derived from Latin, they are derived from the same languages as Latin, but they formed into two separate branches. I know Modern English (and really most modern languages) are a hodgepodge of influences. But I've noticed that people think English derived directly from the language of the Romans.